Could Ed Miliband be the catalyst of a parliamentary chrysalis? Will that sluggish Caterpillar of modern Parliament shed its skin and turn into a butterfly - winged, colourful, something beautiful and majestic?

Well, to be fair, he never implied that ex-Military MPs should all ex-officers, just Military or ex-Military.

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And I never said that ex-military MPs should be ex-officers either; the example cited in the BBC article is that of Dan Jarvis, a retired Major. My observation was that if Milipede believes that middle class professions are journalism, law, etc., since did when being a commissioned officer fall so low down the career ladder?

And I never said that ex-military MPs should be ex-officers either; the example cited in the BBC article is that of Dan Jarvis, a retired Major. My observation was that if Milipede believes that middle class professions are journalism, law, etc., since did when being a commissioned officer fall so low down the career ladder?

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Oh, ok - I get you now. My mistake. However, it was the BBC who cited Dan Jarvis as an example of an ex-Military man who is now an MP. Miliband didn't mention him.

Wait, or maybe he did - these media sources are good at ambiguous reportage. It's inconclusive from the report whether the Dan Jarvis example was Milibands or the Beebs own.